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10/29/13

Juicing Recipes and Tips.

*Our favorite juice.

There are certainly numerous ways of juicing, citrus reamers, extractors, and blender type machines are very popular. When my parents had a home in Florida I waited excitedly for the huge boxes of fruit they picked from their trees to arrive. We so enjoyed fresh orange and grapefruit juices like no other from them!

Now days I usually use an extractor and have gotten back into the groove since we've been sick. If I can't get it together in the mornings it works just fine to have juices prepared as the first course of our evening meal. This really helps meet the 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily goal. We so often struggle with that.

My dear friend Mickey Thienes shared with me the other day that she juices large batches and FREEZES the JUICE! Well gees! Why didn't I think of that? It is such a great idea. The down side of these machines is that you have to take them all apart and clean them after each use. If you are like me you tire of the mess. She also shared that Elbert's, a natural food grocery in Evansville sells 5 and 25 pound lots of organic carrots for a nominal fee.

I am currently contemplating using up about 10 pounds of apples stored downstairs and may head to town for these carrots and start a big batch to freeze right away.

*My favorite recipe (apple, celery, parsley, carrots, and beets) I have shared with you many times but here are some others we like too!

Ingredients for Alkaline Cocktail:
(Good for bouts of Diverticulitis.)

1/4 head of cabbage
3 ribs of celery
1 carrots, greens removed

Push all ingredients through the hopper and enjoy.

(I seem to have a lot of Inflammation and these next two recipes I find helpful.)

1 comment:

Diane I just love fresh juices, my favourite is my morning green juice. 2 granny smith apples, two sticks celery, piece fresh ginger, large handful of kale or silverbeet and half a lemon. I have this most mornings, sometimes I alter it with half a capsicum and a carrot. I agree with you about cleaning the machine, not my favourite part of juicing. Good wishes your way, Wendy. ps. I have been thinking my next blog, about my home town keep your eyes on my blog